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Single Idea 22186
[filed under theme 18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 3. Modularity of Mind
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Full Idea
Fodor argues that mental modules have three important featuresL 1) they are domain-specific, 2) their operation is mandatory, 3) they are informationally encapsulated.
Gist of Idea
Mental modules are specialised, automatic, and isolated
Source
report of Jerry A. Fodor (The Modularity of Mind [1983]) by Samir Okasha - Philosophy of Science: Very Short Intro (2nd ed) 6
Book Ref
Okasha,Samir: 'Philosophy of Science: very short intro (2nd ed)' [OUP 2016], p.107
A Reaction
Mandatory is interesting. When I hear an English sentence I can't decide not to process it. Modules cannot be too isolated or they couldn't participate in the team. Each one needs a comms manager.
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When we need to do something, we depute an inner servant to remind us of it
[Proust]
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2491
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Modules have encapsulation, inaccessibility, private concepts, innateness
[Fodor]
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2495
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Obvious modules are language and commonsense explanation
[Fodor]
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2498
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Modules make the world manageable
[Fodor]
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2499
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Modules analyse stimuli, they don't tell you what to do
[Fodor]
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2496
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Blindness doesn't destroy spatial concepts
[Fodor]
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2497
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Something must take an overview of the modules
[Fodor]
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2500
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Babies talk in consistent patterns
[Fodor]
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2507
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Rationality rises above modules
[Fodor]
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2509
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Modules have in-built specialist information
[Fodor]
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22186
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Mental modules are specialised, automatic, and isolated
[Fodor, by Okasha]
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3171
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Children speak 90% good grammar
[Rey]
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3174
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Good grammar can't come simply from stimuli
[Rey]
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4928
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Brain complexity balances segregation and integration, like a good team of specialists
[Edelman/Tononi]
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